"I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective."

-- James Ellroy

#Writing Quotes #Play Quotes #Careers Quotes

“The mind is like a lake lashed into waves. Make the water of the lake clear and calm.”
“I hate when people say, "Oh, you're just a teenager," or "It's hormonal." It's like, if a woman is agitated one day, people go, "Oh, she's on her period." That's such garbage. I think I was dealing with a combination of my own inner demons and resentment toward my parents from my earlier days.”
“If I was still at Ipswich, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“One of the weaknesses in the cooperative is that it has never been sufficiently leavened by the imagination. This is a quick-silver faculty, and likely to be a cause of worry to any collective settlement.”
“Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and ablities were used in a way that served others.”
“I don't want to be a playwright, I want to be a rock and roll star.”
“Look at music for what it's worth around the world and not just America. In other countries, people are still buying CDs and going to record stores. But in America, it's all about digital. The game is breaking down. But, look at me, you need to know how to play the game the right way.”
“Fundamentalist s live life with an exclamation point. I prefer to live my life with a question mark.”

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